#9B3BCB#9B3BCB

#9B3BCB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.217 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B3BCB
RGB	rgb(155, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 61.86, -57.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 84.24, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1449 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.217 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.8590, 14.4090, 57.9073)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B3BCB #6BCB3B

analogous

#533BCB #9B3BCB #CB3BB3

triadic

#9B3BCB #CB9B3B #3BCB9B

tetradic

#9B3BCB #CB533B #6BCB3B #3BB3CB

square

#9B3BCB #CB533B #6BCB3B #3BB3CB

split-complementary

#9B3BCB #B3CB3B #3BCB53

monochromatic

#531D6E #782A9F #9B3BCB #B46BD8 #CC9CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9B3BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9B3BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B3BCB

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B3BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B3BCB	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b3bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.217 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd79dc',
    500: '#9b3bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b3bcb;
$custom-light: #bd79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b3bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55164,
    "c": 0.21704,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B3BCB

secondary

#A6D191

accent

#E1477A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B3BCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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